double take

Example Sentences

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Hu observed the insects pausing briefly, almost as if doing a "double take," before gathering nearby.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Waitstaff do a double take at having to get change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Something in your column made me do a double take.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

I have to admit, I did a double take when I saw in last Sunday’s letters, not just one, but two USC detractors dredged up the same tired old jab, “The University of Spoiled Children.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025

Moss glanced behind himself and did a double take when he saw that Kaisha was standing off to the side.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro